Sinking

2022-04-112022-04-13 Miss Poison Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Emotional Triggers, Feelings, Honesty, Injuries, Medical Treatment, Mental Health Matters, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Trauma, Writing

The precise word I've used to describe the hell I've been going through is, "Sinking." I say this to my doctor at least twice a month; "I'm sinking." He gets a confused/torn look on his face and tries to distract me with questions. I'm thisclose to losing my patience. 🙄 I worry that one day, … Continue reading Sinking

When You Make The Decision…

Quote 2022-04-102022-04-11 Miss Poison Quotes Decisions, Growth, Personal Development, Quotes, Whitney Johnson

“When you make the decision to start something new, first figure out the jobs you want to do. Then position yourself to play where no one else is playing.” ―Whitney Johnson

Bones (Live From the Climate Pledge Arena)

Video 2022-04-09 Miss Poison Music Bones (Live From the Climate Pledge Arena), Imagine Dragons, Mercury I: World Tour, Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0beuKgcgvk

Tel Aviv

Image 2022-04-082022-04-08 Miss Poison Images/Photos/Quotes, Israel Images/Photos/Quotes, Israel, Tel Aviv, Terrorist Attacks

I'm still trying to get my emotions in check over this tragedy. I'm sick of having the bigger picture ignored.

Chronic Insomnia & Trying To Combat Terrorism

2022-04-07 Miss Poison Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Insomnia, Israel, Terrorism, Writing Chronic Insomnia, Chronic Pain, Health, Israel, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Selective Activism, Speaking The Fuck Up, Tel Aviv, Terrorism, Terrorist Attacks, Writing

I only have a few days to recalibrate before I have to force myself to function like a "normal" human-being. I can't exactly walk into multiple doctor's appointments and fall asleep, though that might help the message sink in for some of them. I've been trying so hard and today I failed. Epically. I hardly … Continue reading Chronic Insomnia & Trying To Combat Terrorism

Man confronts anxiety disorder that restricted his life to one mile from home

Link 2022-04-062022-04-07 Miss Poison Articles Agoraphobia, Anxiety Disorders, Articles, David Begnaud

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man-confronts-anxiety-disorder-that-restricted-his-life-to-one-mile-from-home/ar-AAVQjyx

Hope

Quote 2022-04-05 Miss Poison Quotes Emily Dickinson, Hope, Quotes

“Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soul,And sings the tune without the words,And never stops at all, And sweetest in the gale is heard;And sore must be the stormThat could abash the little birdThat kept so many warm. I've heard it in the chilliest landAnd on the strangest sea;Yet, never, in extremity,It … Continue reading Hope

I’m My Own Determining Factor

Image 2022-04-04 Miss Poison Images/Photos/Quotes Female-Run Businesses, Images/Photos/Quotes, Metal Marvels, Small Businesses, The Future Is Female, Women Supporting Women

Check out @metalmarvels for some pretty bad ass merchandise. The owner is a new Mom, and I like to support female-owned businesses. Katie is a trip!

Evergone

Video 2022-04-032022-04-04 Miss Poison Music Christina Perri, Evergone, Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqUKdLFH6TM

The Truth, The Pain, The Breakdown, & The Small Breakthrough

2022-04-022022-04-04 Miss Poison Writing Depression, Honesty, Mental Health Days, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

Many, many years ago I read 'An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness' by Kay Redfield-Jamison. Anyone who suffers from any form of depression, or any form of mental illness (I hate this phrase. It was once referred to, and sometimes still is, as "behaviorial health". No, this is completely off-base. These phrases … Continue reading The Truth, The Pain, The Breakdown, & The Small Breakthrough